PM meets protesters against petrol price ups

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ On
November 13, Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh met representatives of citizens who organized
the ‘protest with vehicles’ against the increase of petrol price which directly
affects the prices of consumer goods and burdens livelihoods.

At the meeting, citizens touched
some matters, including the conspiracy of fuel importers on raising the price
and petrol stations deceive citizens by filling fuel incomplete or selling fake
fuel.

Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh
expressed his concurrence with the consequence of price ups and said that the
Government is impossible to hold fuel price strictly, but is making certain regulations,
such as to zero excise duty on fuel import. “It is prioritized to put oil refinery
into operation as soon as possible in order to provide domestic fuel needs,”
said the PM.

The PM obliged heads of the State
Professional Inspection Agency and Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer
Protection to inspect the issues, criticized by citizens about fake fuel and
incomplete filling of fuel. “Besides
state inspection body, a control of citizens is very important; thus let’s
collaborate for justice,” added the PM.

In addition, the PM was
informed that the protest which was organized for recent days by driving in
circles with their cars around the State House and Sukhbaatar Square, honking
their car horns, stopped at that instant.

Moreover, the citizens also said
that they are so frustrated with lacking justice rather than other social
problems, including price ups of fuel and consumer goods.